What do I need for a cookie baking party?!
What do I need for a cookie baking party?
I'm hosting a small holiday cookie baking party. It'll be in the morning and there will be no children attending. What do I need to prepare in advance? What supplies should I have on hand?
Answers:
Depending on what you told your guests to bring, have everything else. Like sheets to bake cookies on. cooling racks. Lots of extra recipe cards empty, pens perhaps some stickers so the recipes can be copied by the guests. Seran wrap paper and paper plates to put each guests cookies on. I guess you might be serving a lunch. Baking does work up an appatite. And not for the cookies which should be taken home. You can figure that out. A camera, We always want lots of good and funny pictures. have a wonderful time.
have well ofcorse coockie ingriedients for witchever kind of cookie u r baking and some tencils like oh i dunno a cookie shaper maybe for me i'v never really done that but i trie to help!
Take the size of your home into account. How many people, scurrying about with cookie sheets, rolling pins, what have you, can comfortably work in your space?
You'll want to make your kitchen as conducive as possible for effective work, but keep a fun and lighthearted feel for the day.
Clear kitchen clutter. Maximize the counter space you have by clearing away stray appliances and tchotchkes.
Lay out your tools. Once your pals arrive, hand them an apron when you greet them at the door (paper is ok) You can set up a few work stations for the appropriate tasks. A pile for all baking sheets and pans. A place for mixing. A space for rolling out dough and cutting out cookies. Setting up these stations will help traffic flow. Put all your flour and other ingredients in one area.
Divide your guests into teams that can switch jobs at a moment's notice. One team makes the dough, one team prepares the cookie sheets (washes, dries, greases, etc.), one team makes the cookies with cookie cutters or teaspoons and one team decorates after they come out. Have plenty of frosting, sprinkles, eyes, noses, etc., plus cookie cutters, of course, on hand!
Don't forget to have holiday music on. Since it's a morning party you can serve coffee, tea, mini danish and mini bagels.
Give awards for the best creativity and have fun. Don't eat too much!
Be sure you either provde zipper bags or have your guests bring thier own containers for carrying treats home.
Have fun.
Cover the table with a washable tablecloth; cover chairs with garbage bags or towels to protect them.
Have paper plates available to put cookies on to decorate.
Provide disposable serving trays to transport cookies home.
Use meringue powder to make Royal Icing. It's easy and bacteria-safe. Look for it in well-stocked supermarkets.
For the easiest decorating of all (especially for the younger set), buy tubes or cans of icing. Note, however, that some purchased kinds don't harden.
Make or buy more icing than you think you'll need
Have wet cloths or disposable wipes available for sticky hands.
Hope this helps some.
Here's another hint -- tell everyone to bring their own cookie tins to bring cookies home in, but make sure to go out and buy a few extra gladware containers just in case they forget.
Invitations
Finger sandwiches
Veggie tray
Drinks: Fruit punch with ginger ale and topped with sherbet.
Decorations
Party Games
Baking Cookies: The main festivities should surround baking cookies, some to eat, some to take home as favors. Make sure to have plenty of cookie cutters in different shapes, as well as a wide variety of cookie decorations, from sprinkles and colored sugars to mini M&M's and other candies.
For a sweet ending, wrap two of the homemade cookies in tissue paper and place them in little gift bags.
main ingredients is champange and orange !